Into The Never (eBook)

Nine Inch Nails And The Creation Of The Downward Spiral

Adam Steiner (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2020
280 Seiten
Backbeat (Verlag)
978-1-4930-5066-6 (ISBN)

Infos

Ushering in a new era of confessional music that spoke openly about experiences of trauma, depression, and self-loathing, Nine Inch Nails seminal album, The Downward Spiral, changed popular music foreverbringing transgressive themes of heresy, S&M, and body horror to the masses and taking music technology to its limits. Released in 1994, the album resonated across a generation, combining elements of metal, industrial, synth-pop, and ambient electronica, and going on to sell over four million copies. Now, Into the Never explores the creation and cultural impact of The Downward Spiral, one of the most influential and artistically significant albums of the twentieth century.Inspired by David Bowies Low and Pink Floyds The Wall, the album recounts one mans disintegration as he descends into nihilism and nothingness. Blurring the lines between autobiography and concept album, creation and decay, it is also the story of Trent Reznor (who is Nine Inch Nails) as he pushed himself to the edge of the abyss, trapped in a cycle of addiction and self-destruction. The Downward Spiral also presents a reflection of America and a wider culture of violence, connecting the Columbine High School shooting, the infamous Manson family murders, and the aftermath of Vietnam and the Gulf War.Featuring new interviews with collaborators and artists inspired by the album, Into the Never sets The Downward Spiral in the context of music of the era and brings the story up to date, from Reznors recovery to his reinvention as an Oscar-winning soundtrack artist.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 1.3.2020
• Zusatzinfo: 12 Illustrations including: - 12 Halftones, Black & White including Black & White Photographs.
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte
• Themenwelt: Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Musik ► Musikgeschichte
• Schlagworte: Atticus Ross • Backbeat Books • Columbine High School shooting • David Bowie "Low" • Industrial Rock • Mariqueen Maandig • Michael Trent Renzor • Natural Born Killers • Pink Floyd’s "The Wall" • Popular Music Criticism • Pretty Hate Machine • Rob Sheridan • The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo • The Social Network • Trent Renzor addiction • Trent Renzor recovery
• ISBN-10: 1-4930-5066-4 / 1493050664
• ISBN-13: 978-1-4930-5066-6 / 9781493050666